Norman Swartz on the omniword “thing”
From Beyond Experience, p. 157: "The term “ things ” here is meant in a very broad, inclusive sense. On this interpretation, “ things ” will include, of course, the…
“This Here Hand Is My Hand, I Think”
"Participants in a recent psychological study will probably never a look at mannequins – or their own bodies – in quite the same way again. Before the study, they knew…
Similarity between PWS and predicate logic
It seems to me that the formulas: 1. ◊P 2. (∃x)(Fx) and: 3. □P 4. (∀x)(Fx) are quite similar, if we translate the modal propositional ones into PWS. Here is…
The Myth of Morality and interpretation
Joyce does a rather strange interpretation in The Myth of Morality p. 121. He writes: However, I doubt we even need concede that much. These “conditional reasons” are very shady…
Seneca the younger on suicide, letter 70 and 77
Because of their shortity I will replicate them here. Letter 70: "1. After a long space of time I have seen your beloved Pompeii.[1] I was thus brought again face…
Pyrrho on higher level inductions
I once thought of a bridge scenario. It went like this: There is a bridge. Someone, a man, wants to find out whether it will break down in the future.…
A note about modal collapse
Removed due to lack of quality.
“Do you still beat your wife?” formalized
Using the formalization system I wrote of earlier, let's take a look at this famous question. First we should note that this is a yes/no question which is different from…
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